Tagudin

Tagudin
Municipality
Tagudin Town Hall
Seal
Map of Ilocos Sur showing the location of Tagudin
Tagudin Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°56′N 120°27′E / 16.93°N 120.45°E / 16.93; 120.45Coordinates: 16°56′N 120°27′E / 16.93°N 120.45°E / 16.93; 120.45
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos (Region I)
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	2nd District
Barangays	43
Government
• Mayor	Roque "Jun" Verzosa Jr.
Area
• Total	151.19 km2 (58.37 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	39,277
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2714
IDD : area code	+63 (0)77
Income class	2nd class
Website	www.tagudin.gov.ph

Tagudin is a second class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 39,277 people.

Tagudin is politically subdivided into 43 barangays. 

The name of the municipality was derived from a traditional loom called "tagudan." A Spaniard who came to the place asking its name wrote it as its name when told by a resident, who thought that he was asking the name of the cloth-weaving apparatus she's using.

In the 2015 census, the population of Tagudin was 39,277 people, with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.